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Platypuses are not born: they are hatched.
Mating season for the platypus is from August to October. The egg develops for about 28 days inside the mother's body before it is laid. It is then incubated for another ten days.
Thus, platypuses can be hatched any time through Australia's Spring.
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Are PLATYPUSES born alive?
Are PLATYPUSES born alive?
What size are platypuses when they are born?
Platypuses are not born: they are hatched. They are just a couple of centimetres in length when first born.
Are Platypuses born naked?
Platypuses are not born. They are hatched. Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. And yes, when first hatched, they are completely furless.
What season are baby platypuses born in?
Platypuses are not born - they are hatched as platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.The platypus breeding season is spring and summer, from about September through to February, sometimes extending to March.
How is a platypus born?
Out of an egg. Platypuses are Monotremes.
When is a platypus born?
Platypuses are not born. They are hatched from eggs laid by the female.
Are platypuses hatched from eggs or born alive?
Platypuses are hatched from eggs. They are one of just two species of egg-laying mammals.
How much does a platypus weigh when it's born?
A baby platypus is not born, but hatched. When hatched, it weighs around half a gram.
How many platypuses can be born in one pregnancy?
Platypuses do not have pregnancy. Although they are mammals, they are monotremes, which is the small group of mammals which lay eggs. Platypuses lay between one and three eggs at a time, once a year.
Does America have platypuses?
No. America does not have platypuses. Platypuses are endemic to eastern Australia.
What platypuses are poisonous?
There is only one species of platypuses. It is not "poisonous", but adult males have venomous spurs on their ankles. Apart from several species of shrews and the Cuban solenodon, platypuses are the only venomous mammals.Female platypuses do not have venom, but they are born with spurs. These spurs fall off by the time the young female is about a year old.
Do parent platypuses stay together after the baby is born?
Yes, because they are mamals.
